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In the era of Soul Land 2, Tang Ya was absolutely fuming. She had only made a casual remark earlier to give Ma Xiaotao some face and maintain their friendship. Who could have possibly guessed that she would end up becoming the cautionary tale herself? These old bastards in the chat were truly something else!
[Cat in the Shadows: You really can't look at it that way. Tang San had the Blue Silver Emperor and the Clear Sky Hammer. He also had the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
How could Tang Ya even compare to that? An ordinary Blue Silver Grass Spirit reaching level thirty at fifteen years old is already insane. Her Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record is incomplete, and she still has to spend time learning how to make Hidden Weapons.]
[Bo Saixi: Exactly. Comparing Tang Ya to Tang San or a true genius simply isn't fair. For her to reach her current spirit power must have taken an extraordinary amount of effort.]
[Ma Xiaotao: Right? Xiaoya has already worked so hard!]
Tang Ya looked at the screen as tears shimmered in her eyes. The ancestors finally acted like real human beings for once. It was such a rare thing to see them being supportive instead of judgmental.
[Su Yan: Every era births its own geniuses, and each one dominates for centuries. Some have innate gifts, some are late bloomers, and some cut corners by using external items. Some have mutated spirits, some rely on cheats, and some just grind nonstop. Then, there are the fools who waste their talent. Some are born with twenty levels of innate spirit power yet refuse to cultivate properly.]
[I Am an Orphan: ???]
Deep within Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's expression froze. A flash of deep sorrow appeared in her eyes. She let out a heavy sigh.
"Sigh. All of this is my fault!"
Standing nearby, Hu Liena was completely bewildered. This was clearly a public shaming of someone else, yet her teacher seemed to be breaking down. It felt like Bibi Dong was taking these words very personally.
[Tang Yuehua: ???]
[Liu Erlong: A friend of mine nearly cried at that last line. she can't even break level ten despite her best efforts. And here you are saying someone is wasting twenty innate levels?]
[Bo Saixi: Are you talking about Qian Daoliu? No, wait. Could it be Bibi Dong's daughter, Qian Renxue?]
[Yanzi is not a Swallow: Huh?]
[Nine Treasures Little Princess: Twenty innate levels? She won the race of life the moment she was born!]
[Red Dust Dream Dream Dream: ???]
[Group Member Number Nine: Su Yan, does every category you listed have a real example in history?]
[Su Yan: Yep. Things like Whale Glue, Mysterious Water Pills, and Soul Rise Pills exist for a reason. Ask Ma Xiaotao or Dream Dream when you are free. I will skip the details for now. Ma Xiaotao truly is a prodigy. That is even before purging her evil fire. If she had used an Immortal Herb early on, her cultivation might have even surpassed Tang San or Ma Hongjun. You can blame Tang San for holding back and not leaving the complete Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record behind. You can also blame your trashy Phoenix ancestor for not giving you a detailed fix for the fire.]
[Su Yan: Wang Dong is the late-blooming type. You will see that later. Tang Ya has a mutated spirit, which you all already know. Dream Dream, you are the one who cuts corners. Overdosing on pills drains your potential. Splitting your focus between spirit power and spirit tools means that, in the original timeline, you and your brother would never reach the rank of Titled Douluo.]
[Red Dust Dream Dream Dream: Huh?]
Back in the timeline of Soul Land 2 at the Sun Moon Empire Spirit-Master Academy, Meng Hongchen's face darkened instantly. She was a corner-cutter? Did she really overdose on pills that much? What was this person saying?
[Dark Avenger: Trash!]
[Red Dust Dream Dream Dream: Shut up! Even if I am trash, I am still stronger than your garbage Blue Silver Grass!]
[Ma Xiaotao: Actually, Xiaoya's grass beats yours. It's the Dark Blue Silver Grass.]
[Tang Yuehua: The one who uses all the cheats is the child of destiny, Huo Yuhao, right?]
[Su Yan: Correct.]
[Loves Eating Carrots: So who is the diligent person who grinds every day? Is it me?]
[Hu Liena: Little bunny, please spare us. Didn't Su Yan just say it is me who works the hardest?]
Inside the carriage, Xiao Wu and the others looked at Su Yan for the real answers. Su Yan gently held Zhu Zhuqing's hand and gave her a warm smile.
"The real grinder is Zhuqing. As for you, little bunny, you should pat your conscience. Ask yourself when you ever actually trained instead of just snacking and playing all day."
Xiao Wu pouted her lips. If that was the case, she decided she would snack even harder from now on. Zhu Zhuqing blinked her eyes, looking completely stunned.
"Me? Am I really the one who works the hardest?"
Su Yan: In the original timeline, Zhuqing reached the rank of Titled Douluo at only twenty-four years old. She started with an innate level of seven. She was the youngest and was considered the weakest of the Shrek Seven Devils. Despite that, she was the hardest worker.
Everyone: ???
Big Cat in the Shadow: My little cat was actually that fierce?
Group Member Number Nine: Big Cat's mind is totally blown right now.
I Am an Orphan: 666.
In the Shrek Academy of the Soul Land 2 era, Ma Xiaotao was floored by this information. Was this for real? Was the ancestor Zhu Zhuqing really that ferocious? She really had been the youngest and weakest of the original seven members. It looked like pure grit and hard work carried her to the top.
Cat in the Shadows: I can hardly believe that I was actually that awesome.
Su Yan: Let's move on. It is time to roast Qian Renxue. She has the divine Seraphim Spirit and twenty innate levels of power. However, she was only a Spirit Saint at age thirty.
Everyone: ???
The entire chat group froze in shock.
Liu Erlong: Old woman, what the hell is going on over there?
Bo Saixi: Bibi Dong, oh Bibi Dong. What am I even supposed to say to this?
Nine Treasures Little Princess: Did Qian Renxue just give up on life and lie flat?
Loves Eating Carrots: Was she locked in a secret room by the old woman?
Call Me Her Majesty the Empress: 666.
Inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong could only let out another deep sigh. Hu Liena hesitated before speaking.
"Teacher, with such amazing talent, how could Xiao Xue fail like that? Did she simply refuse to train?"
Bibi Dong shook her head sadly. "It's all my fault. I owe her far too much. I don't even know how to make it up to her in this lifetime."
In the Crown Prince's Mansion, Qian Renxue was left completely speechless.
"Su Yan, you total bastard!"
She sighed to herself. Her talent really had been wasted. She spent every day disguised as Xue Qinghe. She poured all of her energy into the affairs of the Heaven Dou Empire. Because of that, her spirit power barely moved at all.
Su Yan: Do you think that is the end of it? This fool also owns a full set of nine spirit bones that are each 99,999 years old. Just do the math on the boost that gives to a person!
Everyone: ???
Bibi Dong: I was wrong. I was truly wrong. Su Yan, do you still have any Immortal Herbs or special cultivation techniques? I will pay any price you ask for them.
In the Crown Prince's Mansion, Qian Renxue's expression grew very complicated. Bibi Dong was trying to make it up to her now? She felt a mix of anger and sadness. Where was that support when she was younger? A private message suddenly popped up.
I Am an Orphan: Say that again?
Su Yan: Little Angel is definitely the smartest one here.
Inside the carriage, Su Yan nearly burst out laughing at the reactions. Ning Rongrong's group was completely floored by the news. With all of those amazing perks, she only reached the rank of Spirit Saint at thirty years old? Qian Renxue really did just stop trying.
Liu Erlong: Old woman, I am totally speechless. Yu Xiaogang, that bastard, truly deserves to die for all of this!
Winter Cutie: A true genius with twenty innate levels could absorb a thousand-year spirit ring right from the start. They would have a fast start and an endless lead over everyone else.
Dark Avenger: It is more than just that. She had a full set of 99,999-year spirit bones. Anyone alive in her era would be crushed into pure despair by that kind of power.
Nine Treasures Little Princess: So where exactly is Qian Renxue now? Why have we never heard of her name before?
Ma Xiaotao: Uh...
Dark Avenger: Huh?
Red Dust Dream Dream Dream: This...?